Install Linux Kernel 4.0.7 on Linux Ubuntu Systems, released with the newest GPUs and updated drivers. How to install Linux Kernel 4.0.7 on Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10 and Derivatives.
Linux Kernel 4.0.7 has been released with improvements for GPUs and featuring updated drivers. It also brings Life Patching feature. It allows the users to update the kernel without having to restart the system.
Install Linux Kernel 4.0.7
Here’s how to download and install Linux Kernel 4.0.7 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Pinguy OS, Deepin and other Ubuntu derivative systems.
Please note the system’s architecture before downloading (i386 debs for 32 bit systems and amd64 debs for 64 bit systems).
Install Linux Kernel 4.0.7 on 32 Bit Ubuntu Systems
Run the following commands in Terminal to install Linux Kernel 4.0.7 on 32 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:
$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0.7-wily/linux-headers-4.0.7-040007_4.0.7-040007.201506292135_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0.7-wily/linux-headers-4.0.7-040007-generic_4.0.7-040007.201506292135_i386.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0.7-wily/linux-image-4.0.7-040007-generic_4.0.7-040007.201506292135_i386.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.0*.deb linux-image-4.0*.deb
Install Linux Kernel 4.0.7 on 64 Bit Ubuntu Systems
Run the following commands in Terminal to install Linux Kernel 4.0.7 on 64 bit Ubuntu and derivative systems:
$ cd /tmp
$ wget \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0.7-wily/linux-headers-4.0.7-040007_4.0.7-040007.201506292135_all.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0.7-wily/linux-headers-4.0.7-040007-generic_4.0.7-040007.201506292135_amd64.deb \
kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.0.7-wily/linux-image-4.0.7-040007-generic_4.0.7-040007.201506292135_amd64.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.0*.deb linux-image-4.0*.deb
Uninstall Linux Kernel 4.0.7
To remove and uninstall the Linux Kernel 4.0.7 from Linux Systems, run the following command:
$ sudo apt-get remove linux-header-4.0* linux-image-4.0*